General GN Knowledge
Words and picture combos
Time
Camera Angles
Basic Vocab
Advanced Vocabulary
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A story told with both pictures and words.
What is the basic definition of a graphic novel? General GN Knowledge 100 | The relationship between words and pictures What relationship is this panel depicting? Words and picture combos 100 | Time is passing and action is happening. What happens in the gutters of graphic novels? Time 100 | A shot. What is another name for a camera angle? Camera Angles 100 | A panel. What is the box that an image or words are drawn in called? Basic Vocab 100 | Close up/zoom in. Name the camera angle: Advanced Vocabulary 100 |
False! It is a mode of telling a story True or false: Graphic novels are a genre of novel. General GN Knowledge 200 | Interdependent. What word/picture combination convey ideas that neither the picture nor the words would convey alone? Words and picture combos 200 | The panel you are currently looking at. Panels before that you've already read are the past, panels ahead of the one you are reading represent the future. When you are reading a graphic novel, which panel represents the present? Time 200 | Wide angle shot. What camera angle also known as an "establishing shot" helps us understand where we are? Camera Angles 200 | A speech bubble. If you see a bubble with text in it that has a tail pointing to a particular character, what are you seeing? Basic Vocab 200 | Picture specific. Define this word/picture combination: Advanced Vocabulary 200 |
Action/adventure, horror, romance, perzine/memoir, non-fiction, superhero, fantasy, historical fiction, etc. Name 3 genres of graphic novels (I listed a bunch in our lecture. I need 3) General GN Knowledge 300 | The picture and the word don't seem to have anything to do with each other (in that panel). What makes parallel word/picture combinations unique? Words and picture combos 300 | This is not one moment, but several because each sound, speech, movement, and response takes time to happen. Tell me whether or not this represents a moment in time? Defend your answer with a reason. Time 300 | Low angle shot. It makes the viewer feel small and powerless. If you were filming a story about tiny aliens landing on earth, what camera angle would you use to help show the audience how big everything seems to the aliens? Camera Angles 300 | Narration. If you see a box with text in at the top or bottom of a panel, what are you reading? Basic Vocab 300 | Manga. What is the style of graphic novel that is read top to bottom and right to left? Advanced Vocabulary 300 |
Graphic novels are stand alone stories that feature complex plots, whereas comics are stories told in a series that usually have simpler plots. What is the main difference between comics and graphic novels? General GN Knowledge 400 | Montage. What word/picture combination puts words and pictures together within the panel to present an abstract meaning. Hint: This is Ms. Witham's favorite! Words and picture combos 400 | A pause. If one panel is longer than other panels on the page, but there is no text on it, what might that represent? Time 400 | Bird's eye view. If you wanted to make the viewer feel god-like, what camera angle would you use? Camera Angles 400 | The gutter. What is the white space between panels called? Basic Vocab 400 | When an image, words, or other parts come outside of the panel borders, or when other panels are layered ontop of a separate image. Define what a "bleed" is. Advanced Vocabulary 400 |
Frank Miller Who catalyzed the popularity of graphic novels by re-telling the Batman story in graphic novel form? Hint: He also wrote and illustrated Sin City and 300 General GN Knowledge 500 | In duo-specific, the panels send essentially the same message, in additive, the words amplify, or make the image meaning clearer (or vice versa). Explain the difference between additive and duo-specific word combinations. Words and picture combos 500 | Extended time, or a sense of timelessness (like setting up the scene, or ambiance). What might a borderless panel represent? Time 500 | It slows down the pace, or timing, of the story. Besides making you see something up close, what other effect do close up shots have on story? Camera Angles 500 | Juxtoposition What is it called when two images are put together that would not normally go together? Basic Vocab 500 |
Sequential. What is the word that means "a series of events or images presented in a specific order?" Advanced Vocabulary 500 |
The pipe is an ICON. Icons are images that represents people, things, ideas, etc.
This painting reads "This is not a pipe." We discussed why in class. Tell me the vocab word that this painting represents.
Hint: it is a concept.
Concepts: Make your bet.
Scott McCloud
Who is the author of our textbook, Understanding Comics?
Final Jeopardy!
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